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[[File:Tracey Ullman at 1994 Emmy Awards.jpg|thumb|Tracey Ullman in 1994]]
[[Tracey Ullman]] is a [[British-American]] actress who has had an extensive career in television, film, and theatre. She has worked in both comedy and drama. Her [[sketch comedy]] television programmes have won her numerous awards in both the [[United States]] and the [[United Kingdom]]. She began her stage career in the mid-1970s starring in various [[West End theatre|West End]] musicals and dramas. Her first television appearance came in 1980 playing Lisa McKenzie in the BBC soap opera ''Makenzie''. In 1981, the [[BBC]] offered her her own television comedy programme, a first for a female British performer.<ref name="guardian"></ref>
She came to the attention of producer [[James L. Brooks]] after her critically acclaimed [[British Academy Film Awards|BAFTA]] nominated performance in the film drama, ''[[Plenty (film)|Plenty]]'' (1985). Brooks would go on to create and produce her first American television comedy programme, ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'' in 1987. The show spun-off the longest-running American scripted primetime television series, ''[[The Simpsons]]'' in 1989. Her first big screen leading role came in 1990 in ''[[I Love You to Death]]''. She would go on to star and appear in such films as ''[[Robin Hood: Men in Tights]]'' (1993),<ref></ref> [[Nancy Savoca]]'s ''[[Household Saints]]'' (1993),<ref></ref> ''[[Bullets over Broadway]]'' (1994),<ref></ref> and ''[[Small Time Crooks]]'' (2000).
In 1993, she returned to television with the comedy specials ''[[Tracey Ullman: A Class Act]]'' and ''[[Tracey Ullman Takes on New York]]'' for [[HBO]] in the United States. This led to a long career producing and starring in programmes created for [[Cable television in the United States|American cable television]]. After a thirty year absence she returned to the BBC creating the sketch comedy programme ''[[Tracey Ullman's Show]]'' in 2016.<ref name="guardian"/> In 2020, she returned in the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] [[historical drama]] television miniseries ''[[Mrs. America (miniseries)|Mrs. America]]'' playing [[Betty Friedan]] earning herself both critical praise and accolades.
==Television==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1980
| ''Mackenzie''
| Lisa Mackenzie
| TV series
|-
| rowspan=2|1981
| ''Screenplay''
| Karen
| Episode: "Happy Since I Met You"
|-
| ''[[A Kick Up the Eighties]]''
| Various
| TV series
|-
| 1981–83
| ''[[Three of a Kind (1981 TV series)|Three of a Kind]]''
| Various
| TV series
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Girls on Top (British TV series)|Girls on Top]]''
| Candice Valentine
| Series 1 only; additional material credit
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
| Herself (uncredited)
| Episode: "Garry Shandling/Los Lobos"<br />"Hollywood Mom" (sketch)
|-
| 1987–1990
| ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]''
| Various
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1989
| ''[[Sesame Street]]''
| Herself<br>Trasha
| Episode 2584; Season 20; 6 April 1989
|-
| ''I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood ''
| Tina Wise
| TV film
|-
| rowspan=3|1991
| ''The Full Wax''
| Herself
| Episode: #1.4
|-
| ''[[The Simpsons]]''
| Emily Winthrop (voice)<br>Mrs. Winfield (voice)
| Episode: "[[Bart's Dog Gets An F]]"
|-
| ''Funny Women of Television''
| Herself
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Sibs]]''
|
| Episode: "If I Only Had a Dad"
|-
| rowspan=3|1993
| ''[[Love & War (TV series)|Love & War]]''
| Dava Levine
| Episode: "The Prima Dava"
|-
| ''[[Tracey Ullman: A Class Act]]''
| Various
| Additional material credit
|-
| ''[[Tracey Ullman Takes on New York]]''
| Various
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1995
| ''[[The Little Lulu Show]]''
| Lulu
| Season 1
|-
| ''Women of the Night IV''
| Herself
|
|-
| 1996–99
| ''[[Tracey Takes On...]]''
| Various
| Creator; writer; executive producer; second unit director (season 4)
|-
| 1998–99
| ''[[Ally McBeal]]''
| Dr. Tracey Clark
| Episode: "Troubled Water"<br>Episode: "Sideshow"<br>Episode: "The Real World"<br>Episode: "The Playing Field"<br>Episode: "Theme of Life"
|-
| 2001–02
| ''[[Tracey Ullman's Visible Panty Lines]]''
| Herself
| TV series
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales]]''
| Ruby Romaine<br>Svetlana<br>Pepper Kane
| Directorial debut; writer; executive producer
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Will & Grace]]''
| Ann
| Episode: "Looking for Mr. Good Enough"
|-
| rowspan=2|2005
| ''[[Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed]]''
| Herself
| Writer
|-
| ''[[Once Upon a Mattress (2005 Film)|Once Upon a Mattress]]''
| Princess Winnifred
| TV film
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy]]''
| Herself
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2007
| ''If It Ain't Stiff''
| Herself
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Mumbai Calling]]''
| Telephone Voice
| 7 episodes
|-
| 2008–2010
| ''[[Tracey Ullman's State of the Union]]''
| Various
| Creator; writer; director; executive producer
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Kennedy Center Honors]]''
| Herself
| Tribute to Meryl Streep
|-
| rowspan=2|2014
| ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''
| Genevieve Scherbatsky
| Episode: "[[Vesuvius (How I Met Your Mother)|Vesuvius]]"<br>Episode: "[[Daisy (How I Met Your Mother)|Daisy]]"<br>Episode: "[[The End of the Aisle]]"
|-
| ''[[Sofia the First]]''
| Marla (voice)
| Episode: "Mom's the Word"
|-
| 2015
| ''Shakespeare Uncovered''
| Herself
| Episode: "The Taming of the Shrew With Morgan Freeman"
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Have I Got News for You]]''
| Herself
| Guest presenter; Series 51, Episode 2
|-
| 2016–18
| ''[[Tracey Ullman's Show]]''
| Various
| Devised by credit; executive producer
|-
| rowspan=4|2017
| ''[[Girls (TV series)|Girls]]''
| Ode Montgomery
| Episode: "Painful Evacuation"
|-
| ''[[Tracey Breaks the News (pilot)|Tracey Breaks the News]]''
| Various
| Devised by credit; executive producer
|-
| ''[[Howards End (miniseries)|Howards End]]''
| Aunt Juley
| Miniseries
|-
| ''[[The President Show]]''
| Herself
| Episode: "I Came Up with Christmas: A President Show Christmas"
|-
| 2017–18
| ''[[Tracey Breaks the News]]''
| Various
| TV series
|-
| rowspan=2|2018
| ''Have I Got News for You''
| Herself
| Guest host; Series 55, Episode 9
|-
| ''[[Zog (children's book)#Television adaptation|Zog]]''
| Madame Dragon<br>Governess (voice)
| TV short
|-
| rowspan=2|2020
| ''[[Mrs. America (miniseries)|Mrs. America]]''
| [[Betty Friedan]]
| Miniseries
|-
| ''[[Death to 2020]]''
| [[Elizabeth II|The Queen]]
| Television special
|}
==Film==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| rowspan=2|1984
| ''[[Give My Regards to Broad Street (film)|Give My Regards to Broad Street]]''
| Sandra
|
|-
| ''[[The Young Visiters#Adaptations|The Young Visiters]]''
| Ethel Monticue
|
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Plenty (film)|Plenty]]''
| Alice Park
| Nominated - [[BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role]]
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Jumpin' Jack Flash (film)|Jumpin' Jack Flash]]''
| Fiona
|
|-
| rowspan=2|1990
| ''[[I Love You to Death]]''
| Rosalie Boca
|
|-
| ''[[Happily Ever After (1990 film)|Happily Ever After]]''
| Thunderella (voice)<br />Moonbeam (voice)
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Death Becomes Her]]''
| Toni
| Scenes deleted
|-
| rowspan=2|1993
| ''[[Robin Hood: Men in Tights]]''
| Latrine
|
|-
| ''[[Household Saints]]''
| Catherine Falconetti
|
|-
| rowspan=3|1994
| ''[[I'll Do Anything]]''
| Beth Hobbs
|
|-
| ''[[Bullets over Broadway]]''
| Eden Brent
|
|-
| ''[[Prêt-à-Porter (film)|Prêt-à-Porter]]''
| Nina Scant
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Everyone Says I Love You]]''
|
|Scenes deleted
|-
| rowspan=3|2000
| ''C-Scam''
|
|
|-
| ''[[Panic (2000 film)|Panic]]''
| Martha
|
|-
| ''[[Small Time Crooks]]''
| Frenchy
| Nominated – [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical]]
|-
| rowspan=2|2004
| ''[[A Dirty Shame]]''
| Sylvia Stickles
|
|-
| ''[[The Cat That Looked at a King]]''
| The Cat (voice)
| Video
|-
| rowspan=2|2005
| ''[[Corpse Bride]]''
| Nell Van Dort (voice)<br />Hildegarde (voice)
|
|-
| ''[[Kronk's New Groove]]''
| Ms. Birdwell (voice)
| Video
|-
| rowspan=2|2006
| ''[[The Queen (2006 film)|The Queen]]''
| Self (uncredited)
| Archive footage
|-
| ''[[Flushed Away]]''
|
| Creative consultant
|-
| 2007
| ''[[I Could Never Be Your Woman]]''
| Mother Nature
|
|-
| 2008
| ''[[The Tale of Despereaux (film)|The Tale of Despereaux]]''
| Mig (voice)
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Into the Woods (film)|Into the Woods]]''
| Jack's Mother
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2020
| ''[[Onward (film)|Onward]]''
| Grecklin (voice)
|
|-
| ''[[The Prom (film)|The Prom]]''
| Vera Glickman
|
|}
==Theatre==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Production
! Role
! Location
|-
| 1976
| ''[[Gigi (musical)|Gigi]]''
|
| [[Theater des Westens]], [[Berlin]]
|-
| 1977
| ''Second Generation''
|
| Blackpool and Liverpool
|-
| 1977/78
| ''[[Aladdin#Pantomimes|Aladdin]]''
|
| [[Liverpool Empire]]
|-
| rowspan=2|1978
| ''[[Elvis (musical)|Elvis The Musical]]''
|
| [[London Astoria]]
|-
| ''Oh! Boy''
|
| London Astoria
|-
| rowspan=2|1979
| ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease]]''
| Frenchy
| London Astoria
|-
| ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]''
| Janet
| [[Harold Pinter Theatre|Comedy Theatre]]
|-
| rowspan=5|1980
| ''Talent''
|
| [[Everyman Theatre, Liverpool|Everyman Theatre]]
|-
| ''It's a Madhouse''
| Vera
| Everyman Theatre
|-
| ''Zack''
| Sally
| Everyman Theatre
|-
| ''Gloo Joo''
| Irene
|
|-
| ''[[Dracula]]''
| Lucy
| [[Young Vic]]
|-
| 1981
| ''Four in a Million''
| Beverly
| [[Royal Court Theatre]]
|-
| 1981–82
| ''[[Dick Whittington]]''
| Dick
| [[Theatre Royal, Newcastle]]
|-
| rowspan=3|1982
| ''Rita, Sue and Bob Too''
| Bob's wife
| Royal Court Theatre
|-
| ''[[She Stoops to Conquer]]''
| Kate Hardcastle
| [[Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)|Lyric Hammersmith]]
|-
| ''Bows and Arrows''
| Henrietta
| Young Writer's Festival
|-
| 1983
| ''The Grass Widow''
| Carmen
| Royal Court Theatre
|-
| 1990
| ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]''
| Kate
| [[Delacorte Theater]]
|-
| 1991
| ''[[The Big Love]]''
| Florence Aadland
| [[Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre|The Orpheum Theatre]]
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Tracey Ullman: Live and Exposed]]''
| Self
| [[The Fonda Theatre]]
|-
| 2011
| ''My City''
| Elizabeth Lambert
| [[Almeida Theatre]]
|-
| 2012
| ''[[What About Dick?]]''
| Aunt Maggie<br />Enid Bastard<br />The Countess von Kuns
| The Orpheum Theatre
|-
| 2014
| ''[[The Band Wagon]]''
| Lily Martin
| [[New York City Center]]
|-
|}
==See also==
* [[List of awards and nominations received by Tracey Ullman]]
==References==
==External links==
*
*
[[Category:Tracey Ullman|Filmography]]
[[Category:Actress filmographies]]
[[Category:American filmographies]]
[[Category:British filmographies]]
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